Kriya Yoga KY1｜Sri M｜2023 Fall｜Day 2｜Session 1

Sri M opens with Guru mantras and frames the Kriya retreat goal: knowing the destination before practicing. He explicates the Pūrṇam Ādah Pūrṇam Idam mantra (Upanishadic source/manifestation) and analyzes the Mandukya Upanishad’s reading of Aum: A = jagrat (waking), U = svapna (dream/Tejasa), M = suśupti (deep sleep), plus the fourth state turiya. Using the Yajñavalkya–Janaka dialogue he emphasizes the witness (sakshi) as the enduring experiencer. Practical implications for Kriya: train the mind to recognize the witness and access turiya while awake. He also addresses death-transition practices (bardo, Ishavasya slokas) with an anecdote about habitual conditioning at death.

🔍 What you'll discover:
• Purna-m Adah Purna-m Idam mantra
• Mandukya Upanishad reading of A-U-M
• States: jagrat, svapna, suśupti, turiya
• Witness consciousness (sakshi) — Yajñavalkya & Janaka
• Kriya practice aim: accessing turiya while awake
• Death-transition practices: bardo, Ishavasya slokas

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0:00 Introduction
3:22 The Source of Completeness
6:41 The Illusion of Incompleteness
9:50 Mastering the Turbulent Mind
12:53 Seeking Solitude at Lakshman Jhula
16:12 Kriya: Taming the Mind
19:19 Misconceptions About Gurus
22:24 Exploring States of Consciousness
25:24 Perception of Time in Beings
28:31 Understanding the Waking State
31:35 Janaka: Raj Rishi of Ramayana
34:44 The Dual Nature of Janaka
37:59 Understanding Somnambulistic Sleep
40:59 Illogical Experiences of Sadhaks
44:23 Witnessing Blissful Deep Sleep
47:24 Enlightenment: Moksha to Nirvana
50:17 Is it possible to realize that we are dreaming?
52:00 Turiya vs dream and waking states
57:34 Life after Death: Buddhism vs Vedanta